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A Baltimore Police Department crime scene technician was arrested for allegedly possessing drugs and large amounts of cash. Crime scene technicians respond to crime scenes and their job includes dusting for fingerprints and taking photos of victims. Timika Jones, 37, of the 1600 block of Ashburton Street, and her boyfriend, Clarence Jones Jr, 39, were […]

I had the opportunity to discuss the plight of America’s Black working class, something I wrote about in last week’s column, during the first hour of “AFRO First Edition,” on Nov. 17, when I spoke with Gerald Taylor, author of the new report, “Unmade in America: Industrial Flight and the Decline of Black Communities,” excerpts […]

The industrial development in eastern Baltimore County that was once home to Bethlehem Steel has been given new life. The 3,100 acre Tradepoint Atlantic site at Sparrows Point is projected to bring 17,000 direct and indirect jobs—plus 21,000 construction jobs–and around $3 billion in economic impact, according to a study by Sage Policy Group. Tradpoint […]

By Deborah BaileySpecial to the AFRO Despite an historic national decline in the rate of homelessness across the U.S., Baltimore’s homeless population continues to grow.  The most recent report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reveals that Baltimore’s homelessness population this year is 2725, up 6% from 2014, the last year […]

Code in the Schools, a Baltimore-based non-profit, teaches inner city youth skills they may not pick up at their school. That skill set includes HTML and computer programming. In addition, it provides a safe haven to those who may need it. Students learn how to write computer code for things like video games and web […]